Barons Today I learned that the title ‘Baron’ is not a very high rank. The Baron is a title of honour, often hereditary, and ranked as one of the lowest in the various nobility systems of Europe. The Female Equivalent is Baroness. Etymology The word ‘Baron’ comes from Old French ‘baron’, from a Late Latin ‘baro’ which means “man; servant, soldier, mercenary”. Currently, all countries with a monarchy uses the royal ranks, as stated earlier. Baron-noun
1. A British Nobleman of lowest rank.
2. A Nobleman of Continental Europe, ranked differently in various countries
3. A Japanese Nobleman of lowest rank.
Royal, Noble and Chivalric ranks
ØEmperor
ØKing
ØArchduke
ØGrand Duke/Grand Prince
ØPrince/Infante
ØDuke
ØSovereign Prince/Fürst
ØMarquess/Marquis/Margrave/Landgrave
ØCount/Earl
ØViscount/Vidame
ØBaron
ØBaronet/Hereditary Knight
ØKnight
Famous Barons
Baron Münchhausen Hieronymus Carl Friedrich Baron von Münchhausen (11 May 1720 – 22 February 1797) was a German nobleman and a famous recounter of tall tales. He joined the Russian military and took part in two campaigns against the Ottoman Turks. Upon returning home, Münchhausen is said to have told a number of outrageously farfetched stories about his adventures. Münchhausen's reputation as a storyteller has been exaggerated by writers, resulting in a fictionalized literary character usually called simply Baron Munchausen.
Baron de Montesquieu Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron deLa Brèdeet deMontesquieu(18 January 1689 – 10 February 1755), generally referred to as simplyMontesquieu, was aFrenchsocial commentator andpolitical thinkerwho lived during theAge of Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory ofseparation of powers, which is implemented in manyconstitutionsthroughout the world. He did more than any other author to secure the place of the worddespotismin the political lexicon,and may have been partly responsible for the popularization of the termsfeudalismandByzantine Empire.
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Karl-Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (born on 5 December 1971) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU). In 2011 Guttenberg joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) as a Distinguished Statesman. He is also an adviser to Neelie Kroes, the Vice-President of the European Commission on the promotion of internet freedom regarding questions of foreign affairs. A Member of Parliament from 2002 until March 2011, Guttenberg briefly held the post of Secretary General of his party before he was appointed as Minister for Economics and Technology in the first Merkel cabinet on 10 February 2009. He took office as a cabinet minister, he quickly became one of Germany's most popular politicians. From 28 October 2009, Guttenberg served as the Minister of Defense of Germany in the 2nd Merkel cabinet; the discovery and public criticism of plagiarism which revoked his doctoral thesis forced him to resign as Defense Minister on 1st March 2011. He is the grandson of two well-known politicians. One is Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, a West German CSU politician. His grandfather and a great-great-uncle, Karl Ludwig Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, took part in the resistance to the Nazi regime; the latter was executed after the 20 July plot. Another grandfather is Jakob von und zu Eltz, a Croatian politician of the 1990s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/baron http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_M%C3%BCnchhausen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_de_Montesquieu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Theodor_zu_Guttenberg
Today I learned that the title ‘Baron’ is not a very high rank.
The Baron is a title of honour, often hereditary, and ranked as one of the lowest in the various nobility systems of Europe. The Female Equivalent is Baroness.
Etymology
The word ‘Baron’ comes from Old French ‘baron’, from a Late Latin ‘baro’ which means “man; servant, soldier, mercenary”.
Currently, all countries with a monarchy uses the royal ranks, as stated earlier.
Baron-noun
- 1. A British Nobleman of lowest rank.
- 2. A Nobleman of Continental Europe, ranked differently in various countries
- 3. A Japanese Nobleman of lowest rank.
Royal, Noble and Chivalric ranksFamous Barons
Baron Münchhausen
Hieronymus Carl Friedrich Baron von Münchhausen (11 May 1720 – 22 February 1797) was a German nobleman and a famous recounter of tall tales. He joined the Russian military and took part in two campaigns against the Ottoman Turks. Upon returning home, Münchhausen is said to have told a number of outrageously farfetched stories about his adventures.
Münchhausen's reputation as a storyteller has been exaggerated by writers, resulting in a fictionalized literary character usually called simply Baron Munchausen.
Baron de Montesquieu
Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (18 January 1689 – 10 February 1755), generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Age of Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world. He did more than any other author to secure the place of the word despotism in the political lexicon, and may have been partly responsible for the popularization of the terms feudalism and Byzantine Empire.
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Karl-Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (born on 5 December 1971) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU). In 2011 Guttenberg joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) as a Distinguished Statesman. He is also an adviser to Neelie Kroes, the Vice-President of the European Commission on the promotion of internet freedom regarding questions of foreign affairs.
A Member of Parliament from 2002 until March 2011, Guttenberg briefly held the post of Secretary General of his party before he was appointed as Minister for Economics and Technology in the first Merkel cabinet on 10 February 2009. He took office as a cabinet minister, he quickly became one of Germany's most popular politicians. From 28 October 2009, Guttenberg served as the Minister of Defense of Germany in the 2nd Merkel cabinet; the discovery and public criticism of plagiarism which revoked his doctoral thesis forced him to resign as Defense Minister on 1st March 2011.
He is the grandson of two well-known politicians. One is Karl Theodor Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, a West German CSU politician. His grandfather and a great-great-uncle, Karl Ludwig Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg, took part in the resistance to the Nazi regime; the latter was executed after the 20 July plot. Another grandfather is Jakob von und zu Eltz, a Croatian politician of the 1990s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/baron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_M%C3%BCnchhausen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_de_Montesquieu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Theodor_zu_Guttenberg